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Inshā-yi Khalīfah - Persian manuscript
Summary
Collection of the author's letters; widely used as a school text for teaching Persian letter-writing.
Manuscript.
Persian.
Title from colophon.
Name of scribe:
Written in India.
Paper; coarse tan laid paper with horizontal chain lines and no visible watermarks; text enclosed in ruled border of black and red ink; text in black ink with rubrication; catchwords on rectos.
Rieu, C. Catalogue of the Persian manuscripts, I, 414
Storey, C.A. Persian literature, III, 313
Nastaʻliq; 13 lines in written area 18.5 x 9 cm.
Fol. 1b-72b.
Library of Congress. Persian manuscript, M49.
Contemporary red morocco binding with 3 embossed medallions front and back; lacks spine.
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress website.
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